The Energy Show

Energize your investments and maximize your tax deductions. Join Mike Mauceli, CEO of REI Energy, and learn how the energy sector offers investors revolutionary ideas to gain wealth.

PERMIT ME TO DRILL, BABY, DRILL 11/19/2025

PERMIT ME TO DRILL, BABY, DRILL Discover how Trump’s attempts to de-regulate oil and gas are proceeding, and if “Drill, baby, drill” is a realistic goal for the American economy. Economist James Broughel joins Mike. SHOW NOTES: 1:56: How Has Trump Changed Permitting? 4:10: How Does Trump’s Permitting Differ From Biden’s? 6:24: How Does Permitting Differ On Public vs. Private Land? 7:49: How Has N. Dakota Successfully Executed Permitting? 14:49: Are Rare-Earth Permits Increasing? 17:56: How Are Some Democratic States Enticing Permitting For Oil and Gas? 21:44: How Is AI Loosening Permitting For Oil and Gas? /episode/index/show/7dd4d64e-e681-4683-a961-83786433ce7e/id/39095120

OIL, GAS & GAZA 10/28/2025

OIL, GAS & GAZA Discover how Trump’s Middle East peace deal is impacting oil and gas. From OPEC to China to the Ukraine war, Trump has set in motion historic actions that effect the world’s biggest energy producers and consumers. Rod Martin joins Mike with analysis of the historic changes underway. SHOW NOTES: 2:06: How is Iran The Biggest Loser In Gaza War? 4:19: How Is OPEC Changed By Trump’s Peace Deal? 6:55: How Does The Gaza Peace Deal Impact Russia? 9:28: How Is The Gaza Peace Deal Impacting The China-Russia Alliance? 11:58: How Much Support Does Xi Jinping Have Inside China? 13:29: How Does Trump’s Peace Deal Impact His Trade War With China? 18:47: Will The Gaza Peace Deal Expand The Abraham Accords? /episode/index/show/7dd4d64e-e681-4683-a961-83786433ce7e/id/38809450

RARE-EARTH WAR 10/22/2025

RARE-EARTH WAR China weaponizes rare earth minerals in its trade war with Trump. Discover how valuable rare earths are to America’s national security, and what leverage Trump has to respond to China. Chris Berry, a rare earth analyst, joins Mike. SHOW NOTES: 2:08: How Is China Using Rare Earth Minerals To Gain Leverage In The Trade War? 3:42: How Important Are Rare Earths To America? 5:08: How Did China Gain Market Dominance In Rare Earths? 5:54: Can America Produce Its Own Rare Earths? 8:47: Why Has America Ignored Chinese Dominance In Rare Earths? 9:43: How Long Will It Take For The U.S. To Equal China In Rare Earths? 10:54: What Leverage Does Trump Have In The Current Trade War With China? /episode/index/show/7dd4d64e-e681-4683-a961-83786433ce7e/id/38742405

CALIFORNIA’S ENERGY RECKONING 10/01/2025

CALIFORNIA’S ENERGY RECKONING Discover how California suddenly flip-flopped on oil and gas. The most anti-fossil fuel state has signed new laws to allow oil and gas drilling. Dave Noerr, mayor of Taft, CA., joins Mike to discuss how California finally embraced energy reality. SHOW NOTES: 1:01: What Are The New Energy Bills Signed Into Law In California? 3:14: How Did California Go From The Top Oil Producing State To The Most Anti-Oil State? 5:51: How Will EPA Regulations Be Impacted By California’s New Energy Laws? 9:11: How Are Taxes Impacting Energy Decisions In California? 13:30: Are EVs Still Mandated Under California Law? 16:40: How Are Oil Producers Reacting To California’s New Energy Laws? 22:35: How Did Oil Refiners Scare Gavin Newsom? /episode/index/show/7dd4d64e-e681-4683-a961-83786433ce7e/id/38424350

THE RACE TO POWER A.I. 09/16/2025

THE RACE TO POWER A.I. The U.S. and China are competing for A.I. dominance, and the winner may control the global economy and security. Gabriel Collins joins Mike to discuss how energy is the cornerstone for A.I. superiority. SHOW NOTES: 2:20: How Is The Permian Basin Uniquely Suited To Power A.I.? 5:34: Who Is Competing To Power American A.I.? 6:45: How Are Bitcoin Miners Impacted By A.I.? 8:23: What Role Will Nuclear Power Play in A.I.? 9:14: How Will The Grid Be Impacted By A.I. Power Demands? 11:36: How Will LNG Prices Be Impacted By A.I.? 13:37: How Will Foreign Demand For American Energy Impact A.I.’s Power Needs? /episode/index/show/7dd4d64e-e681-4683-a961-83786433ce7e/id/38241585

A NEW CLIMATE REPORT 08/18/2025

A NEW CLIMATE REPORT A new climate report commissioned by The Energy Department and written by credentialed scientists challenges much of the green energy dogma. Steve Koonin, one of the report’s authors, joins Mike to discuss the report, and how it may impact energy policy in the U.S. and around the world. SHOW NOTES: 1:18: How Do Government Grants Create Bias In Scientific Reporting? 2:48: Why Do So Many Climate Scientists Disagree With The New Climate Report? 3:32: How Is CO2 The Boogeyman Of Green Energy? 7:53: How Is Demand For Electricity Increasing? 10:35: What Is The Purpose Of The New Climate Report? 11:50 How Could The New Climate Report Challenge The Endangerment Finding? /episode/index/show/7dd4d64e-e681-4683-a961-83786433ce7e/id/37857495

THE EU WANTS AMERICA TO DRILL, BABY, DRILL 08/07/2025

THE EU WANTS AMERICA TO DRILL, BABY, DRILL Oil and gas are the backbone of Trump’s trade deal with the EU. Can American producers deliver $750 billion of product over the next 3 years? What do investors need to know about new opportunities this deal presents? Energy analyst Paige Lambermont joins Mike to discuss Trump’s massive energy deal. SHOW NOTES: 1:01: Can American producers deliver $750 billion of product to Europe? 3:23: How Does Trump’s Deal Benefit Producers and Investors? 4:57: Is Europe’s Biggest Demand for LNG? 7:40: How Did Germany’s Crazy Energy Policy Lead To Trump’s Deal? 11:49: Is Nuclear Energy Part of Trump’s Deal? 13:31: How Is Russia Impacted By Trump’s Deal? /episode/index/show/7dd4d64e-e681-4683-a961-83786433ce7e/id/37713395

BIG, BEAUTIFUL OIL & GAS 07/28/2025

BIG, BEAUTIFUL OIL & GAS Discover how The Big, Beautiful Bill impacts all energy sectors. Who wins and who loses? What should investors know about the future of oil and gas? Can green energy survive without taxpayer subsidies? Mark Mills joins Mike with cutting-edge analysis of the new laws. SHOW NOTES: 1:16: How Does The Big Beautiful Bill Impact Oil & Gas? 8:27: Where Will New Drilling Permits Be Most Attractive? 12:15: Can Green Energy Survive Without Taxpayer Subsidies? 17:17: What’s Wrong With Government Incentivizing All Forms Of Energy? 20:12: Why Should We Expect More Nuclear Energy? 22:41: How Does LNG Solve the “Goldilocks Problem?” /episode/index/show/7dd4d64e-e681-4683-a961-83786433ce7e/id/37573405

PEACE THROUGH OIL 07/09/2025

PEACE THROUGH OIL Discover how oil and gas will be at the heart of any peace deal between Iran and Israel. Energy issues will also be critical to any expansion of Trump’s Abraham Accords. Ellen Wald, author of “Saudi, Inc.,” joins Mike with analysis of a region that is on the brink of massive change. SHOW NOTES: 3:56: How Did The U.S. Help Saudi Arabia Become The Leader of OPEC? 7:13: How Is Saudi Arabia’s Attempt To Diversify Its Economy Going? 11:43: Is The Time Right For Trump To Expand The Abraham Accords? 16:51: What Are The Chances Of Another Revolution In Iran? 22:39: How Is Syria’s Oil Sector Attractive to Many Regional Actors? /episode/index/show/7dd4d64e-e681-4683-a961-83786433ce7e/id/37343520

OIL WARS 06/28/2025

OIL WARS Discover how Trump’s attack on Iran has brought oil and gas to the forefront of this global conflict. Energy economist Skip York joins Mike to discuss how energy is used as a weapon, how gas prices in your hometown will be impacted, and if American frackers can insulate geopolitical turmoil. SHOW NOTES: 1:04: How Did An Attack on Iran Lower Oil Prices? 1:58: How Badly Damaged Is Iran’s Oil Infrastructure? 3:47: What Happens To Oil Prices If The Straight Of Hormuz Is Closed? 6:55: What Happens If Iran Can’t Supply China With Oil? 7:44: How Are Gulf Nations Reacting To The Iran-Israel-U.S. War? 15:23: How Could Regime Change In Iran Stabilize Oil? /episode/index/show/7dd4d64e-e681-4683-a961-83786433ce7e/id/37204190

WILL THE IRAN-ISRAEL WAR SPIKE OIL PRICES? 06/18/2025

WILL THE IRAN-ISRAEL WAR SPIKE OIL PRICES? Discover how Israel’s attacks on Iran’s oil infrastructure will impact global energy prices. How will OPEC members react? What role should the U.S. play in this war? Hooshang Amirahmadi, a former presidential candidate in Iran, joins Mike for this important conversation. SHOW NOTES: 1:10: What Happens To Global Prices, If Iran’s Energy Sector Is Destroyed? 5:41: If Iran’s Government Falls, What Will Happen In Iran? 12:22: How Are Arab Nations Reacting To The Israel-Iran War? 15:33: How Do China And Russia Fit Into Iran’s Oil Economy? 18:09: How Did Trump’s Recent Negotiations With Iran Trigger This War? /episode/index/show/7dd4d64e-e681-4683-a961-83786433ce7e/id/37050510

OIL & GAS AFTER 100 DAYS OF TRUMP 05/27/2025

OIL & GAS AFTER 100 DAYS OF TRUMP Discover how Trump has resuscitated American energy, and beat back the lunacy of Biden’s New Green Deal. Find out where Trump is headed in the next 100 days and beyond. Tom Pyle, President of The American Energy Alliance, joins Mike. SHOW NOTES: 1:34: How Has Trump Addressed Energy In His First 100 Days? 5:42: How Has EPA Chief Lee Zeldin Addressed Energy Regulation? 7:07: How Have Energy Demands For AI Brought A Dose Of Reality To Big Tech? 9:15: How Is Trump’s Tariff War Impacting Energy? 12:29: How Has The U.S. Always Found More Oil & Gas? 14:49: How Does Congress Need To Act On Trump’s Energy Policies In The Next 100 Days? /episode/index/show/7dd4d64e-e681-4683-a961-83786433ce7e/id/36722495

TRUMP'S MINERAL DEAL 05/14/2025

TRUMP'S MINERAL DEAL Discover how Trump's mineral deal with Ukraine could be an economic windfall for the U.S. There is a global race to secure critical minerals to fuel technology. China currently rules the market, but is Trump closing the gap? Ernest Scheyder joins Mike to discuss. SHOW NOTES: 2:14: How Has Trump's Deal With Ukraine Impacted the Minerals Market? 6:14: Can The U.S. Mine Critical Minerals? 8:44: How Is Mineral Recycling Critical? 10:49: How Are Critical Minerals Mined? 13:35: How Important Is Silver? 15:14: What Is The Most Important Product Made With Critical Minerals? 17:01: Is Trump's Interest In Greenland Based On Minerals? /episode/index/show/7dd4d64e-e681-4683-a961-83786433ce7e/id/36559405

Canada’s Reaction to Trump’s Tariffs 05/09/2025

Canada’s Reaction to Trump’s Tariffs Join Mike Mauceli in this episode as he discovers how Canada is reacting to Trump’s tariffs, and why oil and gas were carved out in Trump’s tariffs with his guest, Canadian analyst and founder of Commodity Context, Rory Johnston. Rory Johnston is a Toronto-based oil market researcher, a lecturer at the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy. He is a leading voice on oil market analysis, advising institutional investors, global policy makers, and corporate decision makers. Learn exactly what’s happening with our political and economic relationship with Canada, and how the initial impact of Trump’s tariffs may continue to have repercussions for the unforeseeable future. SHOW NOTES: 00:00 – Intro. 01:19 – What’s going to happen with oil? 07:36 – Volatile Politics on the Keystone Pipeline 12:37 – Future of Gas Prices 17:00 – Why OPEC’s Announcement? 21:31 – Transnational Movement & Current Canadian Federal Election Cycle 25:45 – Closing Statements. Looking for more on Rory Johnston? Website: https://www.commoditycontext.com/ Substack: https://substack.com/@commoditycontext /episode/index/show/7dd4d64e-e681-4683-a961-83786433ce7e/id/36512445

Tariffs and Your Wealth 04/08/2025

Tariffs and Your Wealth Join Mike Mauceli in this episode as he discovers how Trump's tariffs will affect your wealth - and how likely they are to reduce the U.S. debt - with his guest, Senior Economist at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, Ryan Young. /episode/index/show/7dd4d64e-e681-4683-a961-83786433ce7e/id/36341905

How Trump's Tariffs Can Make You Rich or Poor 03/25/2025

How Trump's Tariffs Can Make You Rich or Poor Join Mike Mauceli in this episode as he discovers how Trump's tariffs will impact the global supply chain and cost of electricity and energy in our homes with his guest, Kenny Stein, Vice President of Policy at the American Energy Alliance. Discover how the oil and gas industry will be affected by Trump's tariffs, its impact on your investments, and what to anticipate as we shift toward a future with AI data centers. /episode/index/show/7dd4d64e-e681-4683-a961-83786433ce7e/id/36341910

Fixing the EPA 03/18/2025

Fixing the EPA Join Mike Mauceli in this episode as he discovers how the Environmental Protection Agency lost its way and is now being reformed by President Trump with his guest, Daren Bakst, Director of Competitive Enterprise Institute Center for Energy and Environment. /episode/index/show/7dd4d64e-e681-4683-a961-83786433ce7e/id/36341915

Trump’s Alaskan Energy Boost 03/04/2025

Trump’s Alaskan Energy Boost Discover how Alaska is vital to Trump’s plan to sell more oil & gas to foreign nations, how much money would go into the big oil pipeline project in Alaska, and what some of the financial challenges are for Alaskans. /episode/index/show/7dd4d64e-e681-4683-a961-83786433ce7e/id/36341920

How Elon Musk Can Fix Energy 02/26/2025

How Elon Musk Can Fix Energy Join Mike Mauceli in this episode as he talks about how the woke agenda declared war on oil and gas, and what it will take for DOGE to dismantle this irrational and harmful ideology with his guest, Tyler O’Neil, senior editor at the Daily Signal. /episode/index/show/7dd4d64e-e681-4683-a961-83786433ce7e/id/36341925

Mineral Cash Cow 02/18/2025

Mineral Cash Cow Join Mike Mauceli in this episode as he talks about the unique tax advantages and cash flow opportunities that come with investing in mineral rights with his guest, Tracy Lenz, Co-Founder of Pecan Tree Oil & Gas. /episode/index/show/7dd4d64e-e681-4683-a961-83786433ce7e/id/36341930

Will Trump's Tariffs Spike Gas Prices? 02/04/2025

Will Trump's Tariffs Spike Gas Prices? Join Mike Mauceli in this episode as he talks about how Trump's energy policies - starting with tariffs - are affecting you with his guest, Robert Rapier, Editor-in-Chief of Shale Magazine. Discover how “Drill, baby, drill” might not be able to live up to its expectations, what the misconceptions are about nuclear energy and pipelines, and why the United States has had the largest decline in emissions the last 15 years. /episode/index/show/7dd4d64e-e681-4683-a961-83786433ce7e/id/36341935

How Trump Plans To Lower Gas Prices 01/28/2025

How Trump Plans To Lower Gas Prices Join Mike Mauceli in this episode as he talks about what impact Trump will have on gas and energy prices with his guest, Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy. Discover how Trump plans to cut gas prices in half, why US oil doesn’t take direction from a president, and how bureaucratic states like California will be affected if gas prices drop. /episode/index/show/7dd4d64e-e681-4683-a961-83786433ce7e/id/36341940

Trump's Energy Shift 01/21/2025

Trump's Energy Shift Join Mike Mauceli in this episode as he talks about how the Trump administration will reshape the energy sector and how investors can position themselves for new opportunities with his guest, David Blackmon, Senior Contributor at Forbes. /episode/index/show/7dd4d64e-e681-4683-a961-83786433ce7e/id/36341945

Future Trends in Oil and Gas 01/14/2025

Future Trends in Oil and Gas Join Mike Mauceli in this episode as discusses insights into the future trends in oil and gas investing from one of the top oil analysts, Doug Terreson, Author of “Can’t Deny It”. /episode/index/show/7dd4d64e-e681-4683-a961-83786433ce7e/id/36341950

Limitless Electricity 01/14/2025

Limitless Electricity Join Mike Mauceli in this episode as he discusses how nuclear waste could generate limitless electricity with his guest, Ron Stein, author of Clean Energy Exploitations. /episode/index/show/7dd4d64e-e681-4683-a961-83786433ce7e/id/36341955

The Trump Proof Plan 12/17/2024

The Trump Proof Plan Join Mike Mauceli in this episode and discover how California is taking steps to block Trump’s plans to support the oil and gas industry, even if it means sacrificing the well-being of all Americans with his guest, David Dismukes, Consulting Economist at Acadian Consulting Group. Discover how the economy will be affected if California and potentially other western states decarbonize, why so many companies are leaving California, and the shocking amount of energy we use on AI and video streaming services a /episode/index/show/7dd4d64e-e681-4683-a961-83786433ce7e/id/36341960

Drain The Green Swamp 12/03/2024

Drain The Green Swamp Discover the corruption in politics surrounding the Green New Deal, how billions of dollars are being used for the wrong reasons, and why we need to repeal the Inflation Reduction Act. Join Mike Mauceli in this episode as he talks about the flaws and corruption in the Green New Deal’s design and how Trump plans to dismantle it with his guest, Mark Mills, distinguished senior fellow at the Texas Public Policy Foundation /episode/index/show/7dd4d64e-e681-4683-a961-83786433ce7e/id/36341965

How To End The Climate Insanity 11/27/2024

How To End The Climate Insanity Join Mike Mauceli in this episode as he discusses how Trump can counter Biden’s climate policies and restore America’s energy foundation with his guest, Paul Tice, senior fellow of the National Center for Energy Analytics. Also, if you’re a fan of Mike’s, and would like to learn more about the tax advantages of investing in oil and gas, Mike will be a featured speaker at the Tax & Legal 360 Conference Dec. 4-7. For tickets, go to taxandlegal360.com and use promo code dec24rei10. /episode/index/show/7dd4d64e-e681-4683-a961-83786433ce7e/id/36341970

Fixing Biden's Energy Mess 11/19/2024

Fixing Biden's Energy Mess Join Mike Mauceli in this episode as he talks about how Trump intends to correct the energy failures of the past four years with his guest, Kenny Stein, Vice President of Policy for American Energy Alliance. /episode/index/show/7dd4d64e-e681-4683-a961-83786433ce7e/id/36341975

Oil Under Trump 11/14/2024

Oil Under Trump Join Mike Mauceli in this episode as he talks about how Trump’s victory could affect the oil and gas industry and Biden’s Green New Deal with his guest, author and Editor of Strategic Intelligence - James Rickards. /episode/index/show/7dd4d64e-e681-4683-a961-83786433ce7e/id/36341980

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